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Nigerian Immigration Service Mathematics Past Questions & Answers

In all, there are usually 40 questions to answer.

1: What is the probability of having an odd number in a single toss of a fair die?
(a) 1/6
(b) 1/3
(c) ½
(d) 2/3Answer: C

Use the following information for question 2 and 3
The surname of 40 children in a class were arranged in alphabetical order,16 of the surnames begin with O and 9 of the surnames begins with A. 14 letters of the alphabet do not appear as the first letter of a surname.

2: What is the probability that the surname of a child picked at random from the class begins with either O and A?
(a) 5/8
(b)7/8
(c)9/16
(d)14/25Answer: A

3: If more than one surname begins with a letter besides A and O, how many surnames begin with the letter? (a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6

Answer: B

The table gives the score of a group of students in an English language test.

Scores

2

3

4

5

6

7

No. of Students

2

4

7

2

3

2

4: If a student is chosen at random from the group, what is the probability that he scored at least 6 marks?(a) 3/20
(b) 1/5
(c) ¼
(d) 3/10Answer: C

5: What is the probability that three customers waiting in a bank will be served in the Sequence of their arrival at the bank?(a) 1/6
(b) 1/3
(c) ½
(d) 2/3Answer: C

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Recruitment Past Questions

Mathematics Questions

6: The probability that Kodjo and Adoga pass an examination are ¾ and 3/5 respectively. Find the probability of both boys failing the examination.(a) 1/10
(b) 3/10
(c) ½
(d) 2/3Answer: A

7: The mean of 20 observations in an experiment is 4. If the observed largest value is 23, Find the mean of the remaining observations.(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2.85
(d) 2.60Answer: A

8: A group of eleven people can speak either English or French or both. Seven can speak English and six can speak French. What is the probability that a person chosen at random can speak both English and French?(a) 2/11
(b) 4/11
(c) 5/11
(d) 11/13Answer: B

11: A box contains 2 white and 3 blue identical marbles. If two marbles are picked at Random, one after the other, without replacement, What is the probability of picking two marbles of different colours?
(a) 2/3
(b) 3/5
(c) 2/5
(d) 7/20
Answer: D

12: Mrs. Jones is expecting a baby. The probability that it will be a boy is ½ and the Probability that the baby will have blue eyes is ¼. What is the probability that she will have a Blue-eyed boy?
(a) 1/8
(b) ¼
(c) 3/8
(d) 1/2Answer: B

15: A husband contributes 7% of his income into a fund and his wife contributes 4% of her income. If the husband earns N5,500 per annum (p.a) and his wife earns N4,000 p.a, find the sum of their contribution
to the fund.
(a) N1,045
(b) N605
(c) N545
(d) N490Answer: C

16: A car is traveling at an average speed of 80kmh-1. Its speed in metres per second (m/s) Is
(a) 13.3m/s
(b) 22.2m/s
(c) 133.3m/s
(d) 222.2m/s
Answer: B

17: If the children share N10.50K among themselves in the ratio 6:7:8, How much is the largest share?(a) N3.00
(b) N3.50
(c) N4.00
(d) N4.50
Answer: C

19: A car travels at xkm per hour for 1 hour at ykm per hour for 2 hours. Find its average speed.
(a) 2x+2ykmh-1/3
(b) x+ ykmh-1/3
(c) x+2 ykmh-1
(d) 2x+ ykmh-1/3
Answer: C
20: The ages of three men are in the ratio 3:4:5. If the difference between the ages of the oldest and youngest is 18 years, find the sum of the ages of the three men.(a) 45 years
(b) 72 years
(c) 108 years
(d) 216 years
Answer: C

21: A bicycle wheel of radius 42cm is rolled over a distance of 66m. How many revolutions does it make?
[Take π=22/7]
(a) 2.5
(b) 5
(c) 25
(d) 50Answer: C

22: In a bag of oranges, the ratio of the good ones to the bad ones is 5:4. If the number of bad ones in the bag is 36, how many oranges are there altogether?(a) 81
(b) 72
(c) 54
(d) 45
Answer: A

23: A man is four times as old as his son. The difference between their ages is 36. Find the sum of their ages.
(a) 45 years`
(b) 48 years
(c) 60 years
(d) 74 yearsAnswer: C

26: The ratio of the number of men to the number of women in a 20 member committee is 3:1. How many women must be added to the 20 member committee so as to make the ratio of men to women 3:2 ?(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 9Answer: B

27: Three men, Bedu, Bakare and Kofi shared N500 in the ratio 3:2:x respectively. If Bedu’s share is N150, find the value of x.(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6Answer: C28: The sides of two cubes are in the ratio 2:5, what is the ratio of their volumes?
(a) 4:5
(b) 8:15
(c) 6:125
(d) 8:125
Answer: D

29: Lena bought 400 Alpha Company shares at N1.50 each and sold them at N2.05 each. What was her gain?
(a) N0.55
(b) N20.00
(c) N220.00
(d) N330.00
Answer: C

30: Amma buys 100 oranges at 20 for C 30.00 and another 200 oranges at 4 for C 10.00. If she sells all her oranges at C3.00 each, what was her profit?
(a) C150.00
(b) C250.00
(c) C500.00
(d) C650.00
Answer: B

31: The price of a litre of petrol is increased from C30.00 to C 39.00 . What is the percentage increase in the cost of a litre of petrol?
(a) 90%
(b) 30%
(c) 34%
(d) 39%Answer: B

32: A trader sold a pair of shoes for C 2,800.00 making a loss of 20% on his cost price. Find his loss as a percentage of his selling price.
(a) 162/3%
(b) 2%
(c) 25%
(d) 75%
Answer: C

33: An article bought for D5,000.00 depreciate by 15% of its value during the first year. Find its value after a year.(a) D425.00
(b) D750.00
(c) D4,250.00
(d) D4,985.00
Answer: C

34: A house bought for N100,000 was later auctioned for N80,000, Find the loss percent.
(a) 20%
(b) 30%
(c) 40%
(d) 50%
Answer: A

35: The side of a square is increased from 20cm to 21cm. Calculate the percentage increase in its area.(a) 2.5%
(b) 9.3%
(c) 10.0%
(d) 10.25%Answer: D

36: A man bought 2220 mangoes at N5x. He sold each for 3x kobo and made gain of N8. Find the value
of x.
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 10
Answer: C

37: A car moves at an average speed of 30kmh-1, how long does it take to cover 200 metres?(a) 2.4sec
(b) 24sec
(c) 144sec
(d) 240sec
Answer: C

38: A man bought a television set on hire purchase for N25, 000 out of which he paid N10,000. If he is allowed to pay the balance in eight equal installments, find the value of each Installment.(a) N1250
(b) N1578
(c) N1875
(d) N3125
Answer: C

39: If the simple interest on N2, 000 after 9 months is N6, at what rate per annum is the interest
charged?
(a) 21/4%
(b) 4%
(c) 5%
(d) 6%
Answer: B

40: A student bought 3 notebooks and 1 pen for N35. After misplacing these items, she again bought 2 note books and 2 pens, all of the same type for N30. What is the cost of a pen?(a) N5.00
(b) N7.50
(c) N10.00
(d) N15.00Answer: C

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Recruitment Past Questions On Current Affairs

1: Which of following is the core duty of the Nigeria Immigration?
(a) Persecuting offenders
(b) enforcing of Laws
(c) issuance of all Nigerian travel document
(d) Deporting of foreignersAnswer: C

19: The first general election in Nigeria was held in(a) 1959
(b) 1960
(c) 1963
(d) 1999
Answer: A
20: Nigeria practice one of the following system of government(a) Con-federalism
(b) Unitarism
(c) Paliamentaism
(d) FederalismAnswer: D

44: Which of the following may be regarded as a regional organization(a) ECOWAS
(b) OAU
(c) UN
(d) OPECAnswer: B

45: The last military head state of Nigeria was(a) Abdulsaleem Abubakar
(b) Sanni Abacha
(c) Olusegun Obasanjo
(d) Yakubu GowonAnswer: A

46: The name Nigeria was coined by ………………(a) Flora Shaw
(b) Mary Slessor
(c) Lord Lugard
(d) Juman GoldieAnswer: A
47: The legislature in Nigeria is called(a) House of assembly
(b) House of lords
(c) National Assembly
(d) House of RepresentativeAnswer: C

48: The legislature in Britain is referred to as ………………….(a) House of common
(b) White house
(c) Congress
(d) ParliamentAnswer: D

50: The first Nigeria president to die in office was ………….. and he died on ……………(a) Murtala Mohammed Feb 13 1976
(b) Sanni Abacha June 8 1998
(c) Ya’ardua May 52010
(d) Aguiyi Ironsi July 29
Answer: C

English Language Past Questions & Answers (50 Questions)

Choose the word nearest to the word in bold

Qtn 1: After many years of struggle as a trader, he struck gold
(a) Became quite rich
(b) Won a big contract
(c) he became a gold miner
(d) became a goldsmith
Answer: A

Qtn2: One significant character of the jet age is that it encourages people to cut corners(a) Not to face all problems
(b) to want to become rich quickly
(c) to want to avoid unnecessary hardships
(d) forfeit the opportunity of further education.

Answer: B

Qtn3: The lady who won the beauty contest had a good gait(a) Stature
(b) figure
(c) elegance
(d) carriage

Answer: B

Qtn 4: It would need a high flyer to make a first class degree in the university(a) A smart performer
(b) an outright genius
(c) an outstanding scholar
(d) an unmitigated swat

Answer: D

Qtn 5: What you will find in the book is a bird’s eye view of the subject(a) A detailed account
(b) a balanced account
(c) a biased treatment
(d) a general survey

Answer: D

Qtn 6: Hers was a chequered career(a) An interesting and successful career
(b) a career full of sorrow and tears
(c) a bright and memorable career
(d) a career full of ups and downs

Answer: D

Qtn 7: If experience is anything to go by, this action will prove a political mine field(a) A source of political benefits
(a) a way out of political trouble
(c) a cause for political joy
(d) an invitation to political problems.

Qtn 9:When the chips are down, we will know those who have the courage to stand(a) when we get to a crisis point
(b) in the final analysis
(c) when the blocks are lowered
(d) when we get to the end of the road

Answer: D

Qtn 10: She said boxing is, in fact her pet aversion(a) something she likes very much
(b) something she dislikes very much
(c) a hobby she loves to pursue (d) one thing she can’t miss

Answer: A

Qtn 11: The gateman does his work perfunctorily(a) without commitment
(b) with speed
(c) mother’s pet
(d) father’s pet

Answer: B

Qtn 12: Members of the panel were working at cross-purposes(a) harmony
(b) in disunity
(c) for selfish purposes
(d) stretch

Fill each gap with most appropriate option from the list following the gap

Qtn 15: In moments of serious economic hardship, many people are ______ to turn to God.(a) Concerned
(b) inclined
(c) disposed
(d) propensed

Answer: C
Qtn 16: We cannot all wear expensive shoe in situation of __________(a) Diverent demand and supply
(b) uneven wear and tear
(c) different purchasing power
(d) unpredictable national income

Answer: C
Qtn 17: The centre – forward was _____________ consequently the goal was not allowed(a) In an offside position
(b) very well positioned
(c) brilliant player
(d) the captain of the team

Answer: A

Qtn 18: AIDS is ____ disease that kills slowly but surely(a) Too much a deadly
(b) Very deadly a
(c) so deadly
(d) such deadly a

Answer: D

Qtn19: We had a dull evening because __________(a) Hardly the talk had begun when the lights went off
(b) hardly had the talk begun when the light went off
(c) the talk had hardly begun when the light had gone out
(d) the lights had hardly gone out when the talk began

Qtn 29: Ali was honest and quite as a school boy but too much drinking has now changed his
______ and _____ his tongue(a) Temperature/injured
(b)character/tightened
(c) temperament/loosened
(d) innocence/worsened

Qtn 38: Most of us will attend the conference ____ at Ibadan later this year(a) Holding
(b) held
(c) being held
(d) to hold

Answer: A

Qtn 39: I shall work hard so that I can ________ a distinction in English(a) Secure
(b) make
(c) receive
(d) grab

Answer: B

Qtn 40: The baby was rather _______ than I could bear(a) Much more troublesome
(b) much too troublesome
(c) so much troublesome
(d) very much troublesome

Answer: A
Qtn 41: Students were forbidden ______ secret society(a) From joining
(b) in joining
(c) to join
(d) on joining

Answer: A

Qtn 42: Of course, we all saw the culprit _______ and hit the man on the head(a) Approached
(b) Approaching
(c) Approach
(d) Approaches
Answer: C
Qtn 43: A child that shows mature characteristics at any early age may be described as(a) Preconceived
(b) premature
(c) ingenuous
(d) precocious